hello, i'm interested in understanding the efficiencies of writing an at-the-money protective put expiring on friday, when the earnings...
hello i have 70 shares of a stock. i want to buy a put to protect against downside loss (avoid a gap down). can i exercise the put and assign...
Hello, I heard that straddles are used when you are anticipating a large price movement, but are unsure of the direction. You are supposed buy...
Hello, I see pictures of day traders with six computer screens and all sorts of stuff. Is there some sort of recommended must-have set of tools...
I'm looking at a stock that went up rapidly. As a consequence of the rapid price rise, the stock has many surprise deep-in-the-money calls (they...
Hello, Suppose a stock runs up a *lot* (too much too soon), and you are confident it will retrace. Do you typically wait for meaningful down day...
Hello, Suppose a stock is trading at 100, and the probability of a 90 put being in the money is 15% Then suppose the stock falls to 95. Does...
Hello, Suppose you see options on five different stocks, each with a probability in the money of 10%. Can you actually use classical binomial...
Hello, I've been studying a lot of candlestick charts with trend lines and trend channels. Very many of them seem to "magically" touch the...
Hello, I think it would be good if there was a forum that discusses/recommends books on trading, investing, etc. Maybe the forum could be...
Hello, I find IB's interface to be terrible. So I avoid this company. But the fees are very low, so I am interested maybe opening a small...
Hello, Suppose an etf has a 0.40% percent expense ratio and it pays no dividends to cover the expense ratio. Also suppose the ETF closely tracks...
Hello, There are three S&P 500 etfs (maybe more): IVV VOO SPY. Suppose you wanted to go in and out of the S&P 500, but don't want to hit the...
Hello, I was looking at rates for interest accounts and CDs. It seems like Goldman Sachs' Marcus has good rates and low minimum cash...
Hello, Does anybody here put different categories of investments into different accounts? I kind of like the idea of partitioning different...
Hello, Suppose I sell a stock for a capital gain this week in a state that taxes you on capital gains. But then I move to another state that has...
Hello, I did about 50-100 trades last year. I have some short term and long term gains. Other than that, my tax return is very simple. About...
Hello, Apparently it is big business for ETFs to lend out their shares (for short-selling, etc.). But what if the borrower gets in a jam and...
Hello, For 1% on your money, you can protect the SPY etf, allowing you 19% upside against 20% downside. The ETF is trading at 282. So: Sell the...
Hello, This etf looks interesting: https://www.ishares.com/us/products/251614/ishares-msci-usa-momentum-factor-etf I'm used to ETFs that keep...
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